Objective To understand current situation of maternal childbirth experience and postpartum depression, and to analyze the correlation between them. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 282 women who arrived for routine check-up at 42 days post-partum were enrolled and asked to filled out the Chinese version Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ-C) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Results The women scored averagely (2.73±0.44) points for childbirth experience, with the dimensions scoring (2.70±0.61) points for own capacity dimension, (2.62±0.58) points for participation, (3.00±0.58) points for professional support, and (2.47±0.58) points for self-perception. The women scored averagely （7.39±4.21） points for EPDS, and thirty-one women （10.99%） presented symptoms of postnatal depression. Childbirth experience was negatively correlated with postnatal depression (P＜0.01), and the dimensions of own capacity and self-perception were negatively correlated with postnatal depression (P＜0.01 for both). Conclusion Maternal childbirth experience needs to be further improved. High levels of childbirth experience can reduce the risk of postnatal depression, and attention should be paid to enhance the experience of maternal own capacity and self-perception.